Whether or not greater Rochester is still considered a hotbed for high school lacrosse for college recruiters, it is a good sign that area players are in the mix for the upcoming Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic Underclassmen Tournaments.

The tournaments are part of the Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic in Townson, Md., including an all-star game of sorts for seniors. That game has at least one connection to Section V on the field, as former Honeoye Falls-Lima midfielder Nick Weston was captain of the prep school team at The Salisbury School in Connecticut this spring. Weston has a verbal commitment to play at Syracuse University.

Brighton infielder Ernie Clement was a member of the 2012 All-Greater Rochester Baseball Team. ADRIAN KRAUS/PHOTOGRAPHER

Missed pitch: Here are the choices by Section V for the baseball players of the year. The Democrat and Chronicle and it’s staff have no input on these selections:

Class AAA: Conner Simonetti (Fairport)

Class AA: Tommy Wagner (Victor)

Class A: Ernie Clement (Brighton)

Class BB: Cody Eckerson (Palmyra-Macedon)

Fairport first baseman Conner Simonetti was drafted in the 35th round by the Cincinnati Reds after his senior season. ADRIAN KRAUS/PHOTOGRAPHER

Time Warner Cable has televised state tournament action the last 11 years.

The partnership between the New York State Public High School Athletic Association is now deeper and on-track to extend into another decade however, after an announcement made April 17 by the state’s largest high school athletics sanctioning body and Time Warner Cable Sports.

Rights to telecast all boys and girls state regional, semifinal and championship events belong to Time Warner Cable Sports for the next 10 years. In addition to those playoff games on Time Warner Cable Sportschannel, Time Warner Cable Sports has “the exclusive rights to provide content on mobile, internet and on-demand platforms,” according to a release on the NYSPHSAA website.

Victor senior Tommy Wagner. ADRIAN KRAUS/PHOTOGRAPHER

First state baseball rankings: A total of eight teams from Section V appear in the season’s first set of state baseball rankings.

The loftiest spot among those squads belongs to Wellsville, No. 2 in the class B rankings by the New York State Sportswriters Association. Victor, a state finalist last year, is No. 8 in Class AA.

All of the state rankings can be viewed at this link to the NYSSWA website: http://bit.ly/11xrGwo

Penfield brothers take first: Skylar and Parker Kropman, brothers and teammates on the Penfield wrestling team, won their weight classes last weekend at the Empire Nationals Weekend Wrestling Festival at the College at Brockport.

Their father Scott had more photos to take however, as youngest sons Max and Cooper also won weight classes. Cooper, 10, is a three-time champion, 15-year old Parker a back-to-back winner at this tournament. Max is 12 years old, Skylar, 16.

The Kropman brothers after all four wrestlers from Penfield earned first-place finishes at the Empire Nationals Wrestling Championships last weekend. PROVIDED PHOTO/SCOTT KROPMAN

Here are the Week 5 Ontario-Honda Section V offensive and defensive players of the week. These players are selected based on the input of coaches. The Democrat and Chronicle staff has no input on the player of the week or year awards.

Rush-Henrietta senior quarterback Chauncey Scissum has a verbal commitment to play defensive back at Old Dominion University (Va.). KRIS J. MURANTE/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Class A: Denzel Knight (Brockport). Knight, a senior running back, had 383 all-purpose yards and scored five touchdowns for the Blue Devils against Churchville-Chili. Knight caught three touchdown passes during a 235-yard day as a receiver, ran for a touchdown and recovered a fumble in the end zone.

Class C: Tyler Dancause (Marcus Whitman). The Wildcats lost 39-36 to Trumansburg of Section IV, but Dancause was one of the best players on the field. The senior running back had 8 carries for 91 yards with a touchdown, 2 receptions for 17 yards with a touchdown and scored a third time on a 77-yard kickoff return.

Class D: Tyler Shutts (York). Schutts threw three touchdown passes during York’s win over Letchworth. He finished 6 of 15 passing for 237 yards. The York Golden Knights are 3-2.

Class DD: Garrett Northup (Canisteo-Greenwood). Senior threw two touchdown passes to help Canisteo-Greenwood defeat Bolivar-Richburg. Northrup also had 14 carries for 107 yards and a touchdown.

DEFENSE

Class AA: Marquis Fields (Marshall). Senior linebacker intercepted two passes and made eight solo tackles against Edison, while the Jurists earned the team’s first win of the season.

Class DD: Pete Thomas (Pembroke). Junior linebacker made 15 solo tackles and was in on 21 overall during Pembroke’s loss to Batavia Notre Dame. Thomas, who is listed at 5-10 and 215 pounds, also broke up a pass.

Pittsford Sutherland, in the top three all season, takes over the No. 1 position in the Democrat and Chronicle’s Section V Large Schools poll.

The Knights have won 16 of their 18 games through Sunday, despite scoring issues at times. Pitching will allow a team to do that. John Meucher and Jeff Kay are undefeated on the mound and sport earned run averages under 2.00.

Rush-Henrietta (7-9) and Hilton (10-7) move into the large schools top 10.

Hilton coach Jeff Murphy has watched the Cadets climb above .500. The Cadets face Greece Arcadia in a game to raise funds for breast cancer research on May 16.

Pittsford Sutherland senior John Meuchner struck out 11 batters during his start against Pittsford Mendon.

Will Doggett (11), John Meuchner (11) and Jeff Kay (10) each pitched complete games with 10 or more strikeouts in consecutive starts for No. 2Pittsford Sutherland (11-1). The Knights have won 11 in a row.

No. 4 Brockport is the biggest mover, up to third after the Blue Devils were outside of the top 10 in the first poll. The Blue Devils (9-2) are the No. 1 seed in Class AAA so far, after a four-game win streak.

Wellsville, the two-time defending Section V Class B champions, take over the No. 1 slot in the Small-Schools poll from Aquinas.

Check out the mix of the teams here, as this top 10 includes 2 independents, 1 team from each of the two Finger Lakes league divisions, 3 from the Livingston County league, 1 from Monroe County and 2 teams from the Genesee Region.

Jeff DiVeronica has covered Section V for the Democrat and Chronicle since 1994. A native of Canastota, N.Y., where he played soccer, basketball and baseball, “Devo” began his career at the Chillicothe (Ohio) Gazette before returning to Rochester in 1993. The St. John Fisher College graduate also covers the Rochester Rhinos soccer team and Syracuse University basketball. He founded the Canandaigua National Bank High School Sports Show, which airs Saturdays at noon on WHTK-AM (1280), in 2003. E-mail Jeff at jdiveron@DemocratandChronicle.com.Follow:@RocDevo

James Johnson has covered Section V for the Democrat and Chronicle since 1996. The St. John Fisher College and Edison graduate also has provided features and game stories tied to NASCAR, professional golf, baseball, hockey, boxing and tennis. His career began in 1995 at the Press-Sun Bulletin in Binghamton, where he helped cover Section IV high school sports. E-mail James at jamesj@DemocratandChronicle.com.Follow:@jjDandC